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Canadians Get "Hosed" - Overpay Millions In Copyright Levy
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-05-15 14:42:39 599
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Thanks Steve @ HardOCP
It seems our friends in Canada finally got a break on all those copyright fees they pay on blank media . Unfortunately, all the money that has been “overpaid” will not be returned to consumers. Instead, it will go to importers, manufacturers and retailers.
"The Copyright Board of Canada issued its latest private copying decision on Friday. The fourth major decision from the board on private copying, the decision addresses the levy for 2005 - 2007 (the Canadian Private Copying Collective attempt to extend the levy to iPods and SD cards would commence in 2008)."
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